The government of Cape Verde is set to launch an international tender next week for the construction of three dams to hold rainwater, the chairman of the National Institute for Management of Water Resources said in Praia.The dams would be funded by Portugal as part of a financial package of 100 million euros.
The work, which will make it possible to keep hold of a lot of the rainwater that drains off into the sea, is due to begin in the first quarter of this year, within a maximum of two years, two of the dam would be complete.
The financial package provided by the Portuguese government, as well as the three dams, also includes the development of projects in the areas of renewable energy, construction of dykes and also drilling 70 boreholes to provide more water to irrigate areas that are regularly prone to droughts.
The work, which will make it possible to keep hold of a lot of the rainwater that drains off into the sea, is due to begin in the first quarter of this year, within a maximum of two years, two of the dam would be complete.
The financial package provided by the Portuguese government, as well as the three dams, also includes the development of projects in the areas of renewable energy, construction of dykes and also drilling 70 boreholes to provide more water to irrigate areas that are regularly prone to droughts.